Fred, a Belgian draft horse, waits as line crews attach a fiber optic cable to a utility pole in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Claude Desmarais and his horse Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Claude Desmarais and his Belgian draft horse Fred pull fiber optic cables between utility poles in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Desmarais and Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Fred, a Belgian draft horse, waits as line crews attach a fiber optic cable to a utility pole in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Claude Desmarais and his horse Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Claude Desmarais and his Belgian draft horse Fred pull fiber optic cables between utility poles in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Desmarais and Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Claude Desmarais leads his Belgian draft horse Fred into position to pull fiber optic cables from the roll on the back of a the truck onto utility poles in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Desmarais and Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Claude Desmarais (L) and his Belgian draft horse Fred pull fiber optic cables between utility poles in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Desmarais and Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013. Photo taken June 24.Reuters

Fred, a Belgian draft horse, waits as line crews attach a fiber optic cable to a utility pole in East Burke, Vermont June 24, 2011. Fairpoint Communication hires Claude Desmarais and his horse Fred to pull fiber optic cable through difficult terrain in a effort to bring high speed internet to all of Vermont by 2013.Reuters